| Various studies show that more than two-thirds | | | | one of the most popular that overweight people |
| of all American adults are either obese or | | | | use. This is because these people believe that by |
| morbidly obese. With all the hype on weight loss | | | | taking in regulated amounts of food or veering |
| and weight loss products, it's no wonder that | | | | away from eating foods from a specific food |
| more and more people who suffer from being | | | | group, they can lose weight easily. |
| overweight become interested into various | | | | But, little do they know that improper diet and |
| commercial diet plans and weight loss programs | | | | dieting may result to rapid weight loss and can |
| that are available in the market today. | | | | even lead to more serious illnesses due to lack of |
| OF DIET AND DIETING | | | | nutrients absorbed by the body. |
| By definition, "dieting" refers to the practice of | | | | Food and nutrition experts say that most obese |
| eating or drinking in a regulated manner in order | | | | people who are into strict diet and improper |
| to achieve a specific short-term objective of | | | | dieting have developed have a long history of |
| gaining and or losing size or weight. "Diet" on the | | | | dieting failure because they always go back to |
| other hand refers to the habit of nutritional | | | | their usual eating and lifestyle habits. |
| consumption and focuses more on a long-term | | | | Experts also agree that although improper diet |
| goal. | | | | can lead to severe health cases, it can be |
| Studies show that the most common objective | | | | powerful tool in losing weight if done properly and |
| of dieting is for a person to lose excess body fat. | | | | administered by authorized health care providers. |
| But, there are also kinds of diet that are | | | | This is because weight loss diets that are |
| prescribed in order to achieve a particular medical | | | | monitored by authorities can evoke commitment, |
| objective while some dieting are actually designed | | | | discipline, and dedication to those who are taking |
| and prescribed to increase body fat or add up to | | | | the specific diet plan. And if these weight loss |
| muscle weight gain. | | | | diets are administered properly, people who |
| Diet is actually categorized into two: the | | | | choose weight-loss program can conquer their |
| weight-loss diets, which restrict the intake of | | | | fear of dieting failure and depression. |
| specific foods or food group in order to reduce | | | | Indeed, it will take a huge amount of energy for |
| body weight and the weight-gain diets, which are | | | | an obese person to be able to stick to any |
| usually self-imposed in order to achieve a higher | | | | weight-loss diet or program. Aside from fighting |
| weight class. | | | | the temptation to go back to their usual way of |
| Aside from that, special cases also require diets | | | | eating, people who are overweight have large |
| especially when it is related to certain medical | | | | tendencies of becoming violent and defensive in |
| conditions. Special diets usually include, exclude, or | | | | their preference of diet. |
| regulate a set of certain chemicals especially from | | | | Although diet can be an effective means of losing |
| the foods that contain them. | | | | weight, experts say that not all weight loss diets |
| These special diets are usually given to diabetics | | | | and programs can be successful. This is because |
| to manage the person's blood sugar levels; | | | | some diets target the dieter's weakness and |
| epileptics who adhere to Ketogenic Diet; celiac | | | | make them believe that they can eat certain |
| disease patients are advised to take gluten-free | | | | amount of foods when in fact, these can |
| diet; people who suffer from being | | | | contribute much to their weight gain. |
| lactose-intolerant are advised to veer away from | | | | AVOIDING FAD DIETS |
| milk products, kidney disease patients are | | | | To be able to lose weight safely and properly, |
| restricted to eat foods that have high-sodium | | | | make sure that you know when the weight loss |
| content while people who suffer from mild | | | | diet is a fad. Here are some ways to help you |
| hypertension are advised to follow a diet low in | | | | spot a fad diet: |
| fat and sodium and rich in fruits and vegetables. | | | | - Menu offers extremely limited food choices. |
| Other specific types of diet to control weight | | | | - Cutting out an entire food group. |
| include low-fat diets, low-carbohydrate diet or | | | | - The diet asks the dieter to eliminate all fats. |
| Atkins Diet, natural diets that include Paleolithic | | | | - Promises of ultra-fast weight loss or rapid |
| Diet and Evolution Diet, vegetarian diet, and very | | | | weight loss. |
| low calorie diet. Experts say that different diets | | | | - It aims to sell a specific weight loss product such |
| are designed to on weight loss and weight gain | | | | as herbal weight loss supplement or pills. |
| depending on the person's need. | | | | - Weight loss diet claims they are based on |
| THE PROS AND CONS OF DIET AND DIETING | | | | unproven science. |
| Of all the means of losing weight offered by | | | | - It opposes medical opinions. |
| various companies, weight loss diets have become | | | | |